FULL MEMBERSHIP FROM JUST £2.50. Place both wheels between frame and back of seat. If you are traveling by car, there are a few different options for transporting your bicycle. (its only a 206 estate). Removing the front wheel? I had a couple of wagons in the past that fit bikes great, but currently I drive a car like this and bikes fit in the back with wheels on no problem because it's longer than most compact hatchbacks. Inside The Car. A large proportion of mountain bikes these days have a quick release, which makes it easy. Stumpy01 I’d love to see some pic’s, this thread has me thinking about how I could get both of my bikes in in a similar fashion i.e. good for 3 people and 3 bikes and riding gear in realtive comfort. My current trunk rack won't work with my DB frame. Should work on cramming drop bar bikes into even the smallest of hatchbacks. On top of that I've made a block that the QR goes through & made it absolutely as low as I could for the forks to attach to without catching the main base board. i put a luggage net up sometimes.. We made a one off rack for MBUK to hold bikes upright in the back of a van using the adapter pictured above once. Press J to jump to the feed. I don't like stacking bikes on top of each other. Add further bike(s) as required in similar way Hatchbacks/station wagons are definitely the way to go, but I'd look for something long enough you can fit the bike in without needing to take off wheels if this is something you'll be doing regularly. Also need to use a large uninterrupted area for other things so I've got a Mazda 6 Est and large blankets . Old curtains deployed to keep car clean. I used to fit two hardtail mountain bikes in the back of my 2008 civic sedan, but I did have to fold down the back seats, take off the front wheels and alternate the bikes. Two wheels, or three, sometimes one, but never more than twenty. Pros: Space inside the car is maximised, bikes are separate and there are minimal contact points with other metal and hard plastics – and that means the bike’s paintwork is protected. Not every great bike ride starts from your front door, and if you want to go riding further afield than normal, you'll need something to transport your bike safely by car, or by air. Place the bike on the floor space of the back seat and let one of the pedals rest on the seat for stability. There are some good ideas on mtbr car and bioke forum involving pvc piping etc. I consider the test to be the "bicycle test". Done in a minute or two. Roof racks utilize the space on top of your car to transport your bike. The most common way of transporting a triathlon bike is the soft bike bag. i just drop the seats in my estate and lay the bikes in the back on their side. I have even made a roof rack this way (20 years ago as poor student! Login/cookie issues? The tubing on the top of the block in the 3rd pic was meant to compress as the webbing strap is tightened around the stays to help hold it in place. Think I will return the adapter and see what I can muster together myself. Bungee round top of seatpost to loops for attaching these (already present in Zafira). Just wondering if hatchbacks are the way to go? The bars offer some support and you can either bungee it or just pack stuff around it to stop it falling over under any wild maneuvers. What you need is an old front hub with QR (or mega cheap 2nd hand), U bolt or stainless jubilee clip, and length of unistrut. How difficult is it to get your bike in the back? source:motortrend.com Also, you will avoid taking children abroad as this may cause injuries to them. With a solid connection to a part of your car that usually has handy electrical connections for lights, a towball rack is a very convenient way to carry bikes. @Heather bash – currently that is my approach but it’s actually not he most efficient use of the space and and time wrestling a muddy bike (both wheels off) in and out of the car each time is a pain in the arse, blankets never cover everything so a pedal always snags something, ideally I don’t want to have to fold both rear seats so I can leave the nippers mounted on the 40% split and still get a bike in comfortably with the rear wheel still fitted, plus a boot full of riding kit/spares/food and just Go, not too much to ask is it? When I get a car with a taller roofline, I'll be doing the same thing, but stickin the QR on a rail, so I can bolt the fork in at the boot end, then slide the QR assembly down into the car on the rail before clipping it secure. For more tips, including how to secure your bike with ratchet straps, read on! Anyone manage to get a DH bike in the back of their estate upright? The simplest way to transport your bike without any extra equipment is basically by stowing it inside the car. They also carry a fear of coming adrift from the car. The back wheel stays on, the front comes off and clips into some kind of mount across the boot floor. I remove the front wheel and then put the bike cross ways behind the front seats. A Volvo S40 fits the bike in the boot as long as the wheels & seat are removed (from the bike, not the car). right way up doesnt work, as it tips the forks forward, and makes the bike too long to fit. Answer (1 of 4): Some of the larger people carriers (Ford Galaxy leaps to mind) are big enough, if you take some seats out and take the wheels off the tandem) to transport the bike inside.Some tandems (some single bikes, too) fold down, or come apart, which makes it possible to transport them inside most ordinary sized cars. If you drive a vehicle that has sufficient cabin or boot space, and you are prepared to partly dismantle your bicycle, such as removing the wheels, you might prefer to carry your bicycle inside your car. Drop (split) rear seats. Just leave in garage or wherever when not in use – Simples! I like the look of that Pendle attachment, but for my current car it would be way too high. Remove front wheel. Take both wheels off, lay the bike on the back seats with the drive side facing the windshield, left pedal sitting on the edge of the seat. 2021 Team News: Veronique Sandler moves to Santa Cruz! Close boot Ideally want a car that sells an approved kit to hold the bikes. Carrying the bike inside the car, maybe safe from theft, but also dangerous for you and anyone on board.. Plus with a house full of rugby players and battle scarred bikes I'm beyond caring about the car interior and a few more scratches. The amount of room also depends on the type of bike which you don't say, road bikes generally need quite a bit less room than mountain bikes. Contact Us You open the Element from the back, probably push some rear seats down, and roll your bike right in. The car was just big enough to allow a full suspension 26" bike. At the back, there's 2 blocks that the chainstays sit on, with holes in to pass some webbing through & secure the rear of the bike to the blocks. Why not just roll the bike in upside down? EDIT – the reason I mount my bike upright, rather than just laying it in flat is to give me more space in the boot for any other stuff I need with me & it also allows one of the rear seats to be used. Premier Club Premier Partners for Singletrack issues & exclusive subscriber perks, Metcheck MTB Weather Forecasts At A Glance, Singletrack Cycle Of Good Inner Tube Belt, Singletrack Lockdown 2020 426ml Coffee Mug, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Renault-Scenic-Interior-cycle-carrier_W0QQitemZ280457010984QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxq20100127?IMSfp=TL100127156001r14485, 2021 Team News: Lachlan Blair moves on from Hazzard Racing. Remove fenders because they will be smashed in by the car doors. but can wheel them in upsdide down with the front wheel off, tie them to the cargo eyes and put the front wheels around them. Minivans with seats that fold down flat to the floor are the best. Just try it; keep taking more bits off till it fits. Recommend any good blankets for bikes? upright, front wheel out possible on a slide in board or similar, anything that saves time/effort pre/post ride is a good idea in my book…, P.S. Ask us your questions or meetup with other redditors in your area for local rides. My friend has a 2017 Subaru Impreza and she can fit her 54cm road bike in the back with a little bit of work with both wheels on (I'm not sure if my 56 would fit with both wheels on). Ollie shows you how to remove the wheels and safely store the bike inside a car. Fold down the rear seats It helps free up more space lengthwise for longer bikes. Happy cycling! Latest Stories. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Renault-Scenic-Interior-cycle-carrier_W0QQitemZ280457010984QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxq20100127?IMSfp=TL100127156001r14485. Not bad. If you can leave the wheels in you can weld a turbo trainer to the floorpan and that'll hold the bike upright. )- BTW; if anyone starts making these and flogging them I want a cut !! Newsletter Settings, Viewing 40 posts - 1 through 40 (of 43 total). The first thing you need to do is remove the front wheel. Carrying the bikes inside the car. i.e. That reminds me. Classifieds Rules A quality bike rack will hold the bike onto your vehicle by only touching the rubber tires. I don’t care about front wheel removal or not, I just want to transport my bike inside the car and store it there when needed as well. Privacy How to transport a dirt bike with a car This is probably the cheapest way of transporting a dirt bike, and is the perfect solution for those who don't wish to buy a van. After all, you don’t want to scratch either the bike or the car. Reading this thread perhaps there is a market for a more general solution that fits plenty of cars. It is characterized by its simple and flexible operation, and the tool-free assembly without modifications to the vehicle. We put our bikes upside down in our Octavia and lash them down using the eyelets that usually lock the seat backs in place. Minoura do a rack for it, you need to take the front wheel out. Using U bolt/clip attach the hub to the unistrut and thats it! Just ordered this at £11.50 secure it to a wood/metal base plate and Bobs your uncle. My 2010 Ford Focus sedan fits my large Diamondback Release. Transporting your bike safely by car. I plan on doing a few refinements to this at some point, as the new bike is slightly taller at the front & so only just goes in – I need to lower the QR mount as much as possible. Watch out for your derailleur hanger. I've got an Outback wagon and I can fit my bike in there without removing the wheels and leaving some space in between the back of the front seats and the front of the front wheel. It's a tight fit but with the front wheel off I can get it in...bike rack is in my near future. Agree that it's just something else to faff around with…, My systems dead simple: flip the seats, throw a blanket down, throw the bike in. If you're new to cycling, and want to transport your bike inside a car, this video will help. Not the whole clamp/bracket. It sits along the foot well space between the rows of seats. For fastening bicyles with through axle forks on the Extender at the fork mount and for even more variable vertical and horizonal mounting of bikes in confined spaces. >you can weld a turbo trainer to the floorpan <, Dead easy to fabricate something with alu section / machine bolts and use a hollow rod up front the same width and dia as your front hub to lock the forks down with a QR. I can fit my MTB in mine as well, but have to remove the front wheel on that one. Put the seat backs down, I can lay bike in the back. Ford fiesta hatch. The salt will quickly destroy the gears, chain and rotors. Bit late on this I know, but Cookeaa asked for some pics….here they are finally off my phone & on the computer! Take both wheels off, lay the bike on the back seats with the drive side facing the windshield, left pedal sitting on the edge of the seat. Bit of foam between window and any metal Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, Kona Rove Ti, Lynskey Viale, Cooper CX, Trek 1.1, X-Caliber 6, WI, Cannondale Hooligan, Gunnar Roadie, Trek Stache and Fuel EX, Ontario, Canada (Trek Remedy9.8, Synapse Carbon 105), (NW Indiana) Spec Roubaix Force 1 & DiamondBack Release. My girlfriend has a Fit, it's ridiculous how much that stupid little car can carry. I need to take that off, cut a slot in the base & get a new mount made up that fits in below to lower the height of the mount for the new bike. upside down with the rear wheel still on works a treat for me. How to Parcel Bike in Train [Across India] Indian Railway is one of the biggest modes of transportation to carry out your luggage or goods. You simply use a dirt bike carry rack like the one pictured above, which you can check out on Amazon here > Dirt Bike Carrier . One Reddit user shows such a configuration. Back seats are down all summer to accommodate my bikes. is it a rigid “False floor” or a bit of carpet placed straight over the floor pan? In the second pic you can see the QR mounted above the base. (taller forks and all), I've got the Minoura rack – works well…doesn't get used now though as my current bike doesn't have a QR front wheel and my saddle height is too high to go in the SMax upright…so it just sits in the garage…was used frequently on previous motors though…. As soon as the DVLA get their fingers out with my reg transfer I'm picking up a new Mazda 5. Idk about flat bars wider than 50cm. I got some MDF & made a base that fitted into the floor of my car on the 60 split side. Turn the bike upside down and rest it on the bars? It's still upright. No movement. Strap in to door handle / luggage eyes / seat back fittings as needed Forum Rules Right I think I'm gonna lash some sort of basic MDF board + old hub or axle arrangement which should be good for one of my MTBs and the Road bike but the 20mm Bolt through/170mm forked one might require a different approach I think… still 2 out of 3 ain't bad. Or buy a smaller bike to fit the car. Drive off…. Wedge back wheel between slid forward rear seats and door post. I would like to put my bike in the back upright, Mazda do a kit for this but it's stupid money. 2021 Team News: Loris Vergier Joins Trek Factory Racing, This topic has 42 replies, 20 voices, and was last updated. Search online for local shipping companies and get a few quotes for shipping your motorcycle. Lay the assembly across the back of car/van/pick-up/trailer deck and you have QR mounting point for forks to support your bike upright. Works a treat and still leaves loads of space. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. After contacting Pendle my "cheap" idea for a clap has now gone out the window – they want an extra 28.60 for the clamp so after paying 11.50 the total cost is 40.00. so takes up little room. With the front wheel removed, there are racks that come with an optional fork grabber that can be locked to avoid possible theft. Put the seat bottoms up, I can put bike right behind the driver and passenger seats, with the front wheel off. I am looking at this for our new car (xc90) and volvo do do one for ht ecar but they put it over the back seats where as i would like to do some thing that leaves some of the seats in place so the above solution may work well just need to get some fork holders. But every now and then it has to be transported. Interested in riding a bicycle? Protect the bike with the tires, or use them to space out multiple bikes placed on top of one another. An unrestrained bike can quickly become a dangerous object Had a Crosstrek...roughly same interior size and fit bikes in with front wheel removed. Turn handlebars 90° to the left, towards the backrest when inserting bike from right side car doors. Drop or remove seatpost. If you are careful and you take care to refit the carpet around it, it'll work just as good as the factory original, but for much more work and a great deal more expense. Strap-on racks can be transferred between vehicles but will require a lot of adjustment to fit correctly. Bike racks on cars are one of the best ways of transporting your bike from point A to point B, so we’ve put together this guide to help you choose the right one. i had a renault scenic and the seats popped out in the back . I plan on removing this QR mount, cutting a hole in the board & mounting the QR coming up from the underside. Dunno about a Mazda but in my Zafira it's just: Both back rows of seats down. More bikes = more blankets . I can carry it in my car (2000 VW Golf 1.8T) but if I want it to be upright, so that I can fit other stuff in the car easily the rear wheel will be between the two front seat a little bit and I won't be able to put another bike inside of the car. i used to unclip two of the rear seats and had an internal bike rack that clipped in their place that had two fork clamps on it . Fits two bikes, front wheels off. She was sending it out today so i may even get it next day. While mountain bikes come in all different sizes and styles, but it is possible to transport your mountain bike in a small car. Lol or is it really an anything will do type thing. The Saris Traps Triple Track (got to love the alliteration) means can be mounted to the floor inside your station wagon, hatchback or SUV, or to the truck bed of your pickup. Through-axle adapter For direct attachment of bicycles with through axle forks on the fork mount. Although we don't mind people ordering parts to make up their own solutions. If you have a car with a trunk that is large enough you might be able to get away with this, but usually a bike trip requires all kinds of other equipment and items as well which will leave very little room for the bike. A new landscape appeals to you, a beautiful excursion destination should be explored, or you would also like to enjoy exciting bike tours on vacation. The topic ‘Transporting a bike inside a car upright….’ is closed to new replies. Fitting a bike, or a couple of road bikes inside a car boot isn't that hard. 25 years of bicycle transport in the car. Just received the pendle attachment – it isnt what I expected – basically i just got the green cylinder (but its gold) thats in that pic above. Use bungees to keep the bike from sliding. How to properly transport your bike inside your car. In this video we show you some basic tips on how to load your road or mountain bike into your car on the back seat. I then screwed in a block the same width as the front dropouts & stuck a QR through it. To those above talking about web ordering – we tend to limit spare parts to phone sales so we can make sure that you are ordering the correct parts. I can fit 5 bikes fully standing up with wheels on. I own a Toyota Prius C and have no issues putting in a large 29er Trek mountain bike. The vehicle has five doors, so you can fit your bike in several ways. Depends how I want to use the rest of the room. First, if you have a bigger vehicle like an SUV, you may be able to transport your bike inside without a bike rack. I fi get it tomorrow i will email you pics of my setup. Towball racks usually cradle two to four bikes by the wheels, with arms that grab the bike higher on the frame for stability. Strap-on racks cost from about $100 (Allen) to $250 (Saris Bones). I could post some pics if they weren't stuck on my teeny phone SD card. Transporting a bike inside a car upright…. Although they where mountain bikes rather than road bikes. The bike is a great means of transportation: It is environmentally friendly, offers you mobility, keeps you fit and is also a lot of fun. The only hatches that I dont think it would work with are base Mini, fiat 500 and smart car obviously. still have the rack but no scenic lol i keep meaning to try to fit it in the mrs zafira somehow . This gives you room to bring one other person with you, who would sit … Pros: The interior … Even if the bike rack’s arm touches the fork a bit, generally the contact point on the arm is also soft rubber, meant to degrade before your bike does. Good luck with whatever you cobble together – and post up some pics. According to the Velominati, the "Keepers of the Cog," they who wrote all "The Rules" that apply to the hard life of road cycling, the bike (s) on top of your car should be worth more than the car (Rule … I put a blanket down to protect the bike/seats and we are good to go….way the need to have the bike upright. I’ve fit two mountain bikes and three people inside my 2006 Toyota matrix. put your bags either side if that helps it stay upright. You can get 15mm, 9mm or 20mm. More specifically a 2017 Subaru Impreza. Line the boot and back of the seats with a mat or newspapers. Sick of faffing with carriers and want to upgrade to a car that can fit me and the hubby and 2 bikes inside the car. Front wheel out, Get a Roof Rack. thats what i intend doing anyway The topic ‘Transporting a bike inside a car upright….’ is closed to new replies. Cookeaa – I just emailed pendle at their main email on their site. id like a bar that could be extended/reduced to hold itself in the rear of the car with movable fork mounts on. No brackets required. The Bikeinside interior bike rack is the reference product for bike transport in the car. …not sure how you'll hold the bike up off the floor with no wheels in. I used to transport my bikes inside a car a bit smaller than a SUV. Motor Bike or two-wheeler transportation is one of the parcel services provided by Indian Railways, which are less expensive than other parcel services.It is one of the preferred ways to transport the bike from one place to a new city. You may need to modify the above with some tarpaulin/old sheets to keep the interior nice but this approach has worked fine in every car I've owned (except the Mondeo estate where I can put two bagged bikes and a weekend's kit under the load cover in the boot). If my buddy is coming with we cover the bike on the bottom with a thick blanket to prevent the bikes rubbing. We use bike bags, the bags stand upright and it keeps the car clean. The Best option I’ve found In the winter the last place you want your nice bike is on a hitch mounted rack. Mine go in the back of a zafira upright – im meant to be ordering a 15qr pendle adapter that im going to bolt into a base plate. Does it really need to be more complicated than this? Then just rang them and they processed it over phone. We welcome bicyclists of all skill levels including those who don't yet own a bike. It’s better to have the bike on the roof, but the best place to keep your bike is inside your car. Then the back fastening would be via a QR as well rather than blocks supporting the chainstays…. I used to tip down the rear seats and lay the bike horizontally. it was great if i needed to carry three i clipped the two in the mounts and slid one the other way round between the two meant i could have three adults and all bikes and kit inside. Join us today. @Carbon337 Where did you order the fork adaptor from? Enclosed shipping trailers will offer better protection from the elements, but open trailers might be a bit cheaper. I have a 2016 Mazda3 hatchback, and I can fit my 56cm road bikes in without removing the wheels. This will gain me about 15mm, which doesn't sound much, but will just make it that little bit easier. I know my Golf Estate has a sort of False floor in the boot, a rigid carpeted cover that lifts up to give access to further cubby holes and the spare wheel, I could if I wanted whack a couple of holes into place a front axle adaptor of some sort like you’re suggesting I think, then fold one of the rear seats forwards to allow the back wheel to go in…. I've done it like this for years without any problems. If you need to remove both wheels and squeeze it in, not good. Cookeaa – I'll try to get the pics off my phone & onto a 'pooter this weekend. cookeaa – looks like a Pendle clamp/mount – http://www.pendle-bike.co.uk, Agree, yours would be a neat engineered solution but I dont want the faff of connecting another piece of kit into and out the car if it can be avoided. Tow-bar bike beaks are priced from about $120 (Buzz Rack), $400 (4-bike Yakima) and $649 (Thule Reece-hitch bar). Turn handlebars 90° to the left, towards the backrest when inserting bike from right side car doors. I can tell its a pendle mount, I wanted to know where to purchase it at the above mentioned price, their site is a bit gash when it comes to buying spares…. Put first bike against side of car As for cutting up a brand new Mazda 5's interior/bodywork… I can't imagine welding/bolting stuff to the car will do much for its warranty. If you can, try to load a bike in the car as part of the purchase process to make sure you're happy. Link Removal A Seat Alahmbra will swallow the whole bike upright with the middle rear seat out. I got a bigger vehicle just to make it easy to toss the bike in—but if you're leaving the bike overnight, that's a big risk, so think about concealing/locking it if you do. There is a choice of roof racks to carry your bike (a) without removing the front wheel or (b) with the front wheel removed. i just havent bothered my arse yet ;-0, Just found this on a Mazda forum….this is exactly what I am after, if you could make the bar adjustable to squish it up to the cars insides to keep it tight that would be great, i will see if i can find a pic of my renault bit its great, one on ebay here actually ( not mine lol) it could be made to fit other cars no doubt. EDIT – this is obviously with the wheels off, which I stick in wheel bags to keep the car clean. 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